PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers has suspended star receiver Leonte Carroo and quarterback Chris Laviano, along with three other players, for the first half of its season opener against Norfolk State for a curfew violation. Coach Kyle Flood said Laviano, who was competing to be the starting quarterback, tried using a fake ID.
“I’m disappointed that five of our players broke curfew. I’m disappointed that Chris Laviano used a fake ID to go into an establishment that he shouldn’t be in,” Flood said. “Much like my own children, you still love them, you hold them accountable. There has to be consequences and then we move forward and we’ll be moving forward now.”
The suspension of Laviano means Hayden Rettig will start at quarterback for Rutgers in the season opener on Sept. 5 against Norfolk State. The two have been competing for the top job since the spring. Rettig is a sophomore transfer from LSU who sat out last season. It will be his first time playing in a game since high school.
Flood declined to say whether Rettig would remain the starter after the season opener, and declined to say whether Rettig would have won the starting job regardless of Laviano’s suspension.
Flood is the subject of an investigation by the school centered on whether he violated team or NCAA rules by contacting a faculty member about the academic status of starting cornerback Nadir Barnwell.
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